Ye Jian felt lost, a churning sensation in his abdomen turning his face pale.
His body and mind both conveyed an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
"What… what are you going to do!"
Ye Jian was terrified. He could clearly see the disregard for life in Ye Longlin's eyes.
"I am the young master of the Ye family. If you dare to touch me, you dare to touch the Ye family. The Ye family will not let you go. You are just a businessman, while my Ye family has people in the military, government, and business sectors. How can you compare to me?"
Ye Jian was terrified, but he knew he couldn't defeat Ye Longlin in his current state. He could only hope that Ye Longlin would spare him out of consideration for the Ye family's immense power.
Otherwise, the outcome of today was still uncertain.
Ye Longlin raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You have people in the military?"
Ye Jian straightened his back. "Of course. My Ye family is an unparalleled behemoth in Southern Province. Even the provincial governor, Qin Gao, has to give my father face."
"My second uncle is the defense officer of Southern Province and is currently in Star City guiding work. One phone call from me and he can be here. Do you believe I can summon my second uncle with a single call? Once my second uncle arrives, you're finished!"
Mentioning his second uncle, his eyes lit up, and the inherent arrogance of the Ye family resurfaced on his face.
Ye Longlin let out a cold snort and slapped him across the face, his gaze chilling. "Relying on people in the military to back you up makes you lawless?"
"Notify my second uncle!"
"Little thing, before my second uncle arrives, I will make you die!"
Ye Jian roared in anger, reaching behind him. A black handgun suddenly appeared in his hand.
Everyone present flinched, involuntarily taking several steps back.
Great Xia was a country where firearms were prohibited. Even business magnates did not have the right to own firearms, and the consequences of possessing them were severe.
Now, a handgun appeared in his hand. This...
A crazed look flickered in Ye Jian's eyes, his contorted face resembling a demon in everyone's gaze.
"From the day I was born, no one has ever hit me, no one has dared to hit me, and no one has dared to defy my will. And you, not only did you touch my woman, but you also dared to hit me!
I will make you experience a fate worse than death, and I will also tell you that the Ye family is absolutely not someone you can afford to offend!"
Ye Longlin glanced at him, his tone calm. "Noisy."
With that, he slapped him again, knocking the gun from his hand!
Ye Longlin hooked his foot, and the handgun fell into his grasp.
"Type 92, 9mm bullets. It is indeed a military handgun."
He then tossed it to Yuan Gang, stating indifferently, "Check the firearm's serial number and see if the responsibility for the lost pistol can withstand scrutiny."
Yuan Gang nodded. "Understood."
"Mr. Ye, some things are better left unknown. There's no need to make a big fuss, don't you think?"
A gentle voice sounded, and a woman emerged. She was voluptuous with lazy, languid eyes, exuding an aura of effortless beauty.
Her legs were straight and long, and with every step, she exuded an alluring charm.
Xuan Niao, full of vigor, strode forward, blocking Ye Longlin. She said coldly, "You are not qualified to speak to my master. Have Ye Lin come out."
Ye Mengxin glanced at her, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. "You don't deserve to say my lady's name either."
Tension gradually ignited between the two women.
After their eyes met, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Mengxin's eyes, and she suddenly launched a whip kick towards Xuan Niao's face.
Xuan Niao snorted and, without any superfluous movements, kicked Ye Mengxin in the chest. Before Ye Mengxin's leg could reach her, Xuan Niao sent her flying with a single kick.
After all, Xuan Niao had come from the battlefield, so she wouldn't be that simple.
The battlefield honed lethal moves, unlike them, whose martial arts, even with skillful techniques, contained many flaws. Any flaw on the battlefield meant death.
Xuan Niao looked down at her condescendingly. "Useless! Get up."
Ye Mengxin sprang up like a carp, her eyes turning cold as she gazed at Xuan Niao. She clenched her fists and took a step forward, a formidable pressure emanating towards her, making it impossible to move.
Xuan Niao said nothing, but the mockery in her eyes enraged Ye Mengxin, yet she was utterly incapable of taking a single step.
"Hit me, come on!"
These three words made Ye Mengxin's eyes redden. She grit her teeth but could not advance even an inch.
"Enough. Since we are doing business, we should be harmonious for prosperity."
Ye Longlin spoke at the opportune moment, and Xuan Niao withdrew her aura. What a joke that a mere secretary was qualified to speak with her master.
Ye Mengxin had intended to push further, but Xuan Niao's sudden withdrawal of her aura caused her to stumble and fall to the ground, in a pathetic state.
"Ye Longlin, I have come today on behalf of Meihua Group to declare war on you. More precisely, to declare war on Juling Group. The main family will make a move next. Miss wants me to convey to you: are you prepared to pay the price?"
Originally, she had wanted to deliver this message to Ye Longlin from a position of superiority, but it was fortunate that she hadn't lost face entirely.
She had come today representing Ye Lin, and yet she had utterly disgraced herself.
Outside, a column of soldiers had already surrounded the area, and a middle-aged man entered, dressed in combat attire, with epaulets glinting on his shoulders.
"Detain everyone except members of my Ye family."
"Yes!"
The middle-aged man gave a steady order, and someone behind him respectfully acknowledged.
This person was Ye Jian's second uncle, whose status in the Ye family was second only to the patriarch. After all, he was an instructor for the "Sword of the South" special forces unit and held a mid-level military rank.
"The main family is coming with hundreds of billions in capital and a professional trading team. Juling Group is just a side target; the primary objective is Yuanzhan Capital. Ye Longlin, you should not have offended my Ye family. The Ye family will show you what despair is."
Ye Mengxin, her face grim, stared at them coldly.
Just then, after she finished speaking, the door was violently kicked open. Everyone turned to see a troop of soldiers swiftly securing the scene, and a middle-aged man emerged from the center.
"Second Uncle! Second Uncle, you're finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have been dead."
Upon the middle-aged man's appearance, Ye Jian immediately let out a piteous wail.
Ye Qingtian surveyed the scene with an imposing gaze, his eyes coldly scanning the area before finally settling on Ye Longlin.
"Did you hit my nephew?"
For some reason, all the descendants of this branch of the family had been girls for this generation. Only the patriarch had a son, and consequently, Ye Jian was doted upon within the family, with Ye Qingtian often helping him clean up his messes.
"As a soldier, you allow your nephew to act recklessly and lawlessly. Do you still have any regard for the sacred profession of a soldier?"
Yuan Gang looked at him and said coldly.
Ye Qingtian scoffed. "Since when is it your place, as juniors, to interfere in my affairs?"